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    "id": 70652,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/70652/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 197,
        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
        "slug": "joshua-ojode"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on Tuesday 30th November, 2010, Mr. Wamalwa stood on a point of order and requested for a Ministerial Statement from my Ministry. In the statement, he sought to know the position on the allegations of the re-emergence of the Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF). He also wanted the Minister to assure the neighbouring districts of Bungoma and Trans Nzoia of their security in case the allegations are, indeed, true. Finally, he wanted to know whether the army camp which had been earlier promised has been established in the area. I beg to reply as follows:- (i) The allegations that the SLDF militia is re-grouping are not true. However, rumours have been making rounds for the last one month that they are re-grouping. Those rumours are, as purported, originating from unsatisfied individual groups which are dissatisfied with the sub-division of Chebyuk Phase 3. The reasoning behind the rumours is to cause fear and panic and have the Chebyuk Phase 3 sub-division, which is in its final stages, abandoned. The reasons for those individuals spreading rumours stem from several factors which include the following:- (ii) Some of them and their supporters are not in the list of beneficiaries of the land being sub-divided now. There are some individuals or brokers who had been soliciting money pretending to have the capacity to allocate individuals with pieces of land in Chebyuk Phase 3. As they fear being required to refund the monies they have solicited, they are, obviously, intending to cause confusion so that they can find a scapegoat for not refunding such monies. A community which illegally occupy the Chepkitale Game Reserve and who are supposed to be beneficiaries of the Chebyuk Phase 3 sub-division fear that they will be"
}